getting a Sp1 soon

Albert 93 · 03-12-2009, 04:51 PM

Im getting a SP1 this weekend to mess around with, I hear its a battery hog?
1.Is this true?
2.Can i fix this?
3.Can rechargeables work?

vindeta · 03-12-2009, 05:21 PM

no i dont think their battery hogs i used one in my sp1 for the fall and all winter long (mainly just messing around) about a case of paint and the batt still has plenty of juice.

you can use pretty much any 9v batt in it rechargable or not.

Six_Shooter · 03-12-2009, 05:22 PM

Mine's not too bad on batteries.

I think I've put two in. The first one was of unknown use/condition, and the second, was new, haven't replaced it since. Owned my SP-1 since December.

Zepulkinator · 03-12-2009, 05:54 PM

My Vibe is a battery hog, I just use rechargeables. My friend's SP1 is also a battery hog. But this is when the temp is low. I heard that it's not as much in the summertime.

Divemaster920 · 03-13-2009, 02:05 PM

1. NO
2.Fix What
3.If you use the right ones

allgrownup · 03-14-2009, 03:01 PM

More of an air hog than battery hog.

OKCFrog · 03-16-2009, 05:58 PM

I just bought an SP1, took it out yesterday, and man was I happy.

It was raining the entire day, I played for about 3 hours and shot 1000 rds of Empire Blizzard. Don't worry about battery usage. Buy new Duracell or some good rechargeables and you'll be fine.

Genjibud · 03-16-2009, 08:01 PM

In the cold I'm sure the batteries don't last nearly as long. Batteries do so much worse when they're subjected to extreme temperatures...

Hammy06 · 03-20-2009, 11:46 PM

I haven't ever had a problem with the battery or air. I did notice for some reason that mine runs more efficient on CO2 then HPA.

Noltez · 03-21-2009, 11:06 AM

My SP1 has been running fine for quite a while now on a Duracell. You can get a 4 pack for about $8 here (@ Canadian Tire, for you CDN viewers). I bought a pack, dropped in a fresh one and played for about 9 hours. It missed a few shots (I waited a second and it would fire, but when shooting quick it would miss). Not wanting to lose due to a dead battery I swapped it out again, although it worked fine in my Revvy. Anyway a fresh battery and it's been good for about 12 hours of game time (over 3 Sundays, 4 hrs each). I shot it a bit yesterday out back just practicing... it's fine still.

CO2 is pretty good too. I'm getting about 1200 shots to a 20oz CO2. Given that CO2 tanks are dirt cheap, I can take 2 with me to the outlaw field and play an entire case. Then bum some more

Fearmancer · 04-03-2009, 09:29 AM

I've noticed that certain batteries won't work, so maybe that battery life is based on quality of battery(duh). So calling the sp-1 a battery hog is a little unfair, just MHO.

allgrownup · 04-03-2009, 09:41 AM

Wonder if a 9.6v rechargable would work with no harm.

RogueShooter · 04-03-2009, 09:48 AM

9.6v rechargeables should be fine... Personally, I use duracells, and even after almost a whole summer of use, and then a day of crank-fired double gun duty, I never had to change the battery in the gun. I have changed it since because I can't believe it has much life left to give after all that but I definitely would not call it a battery hog at all.

allgrownup · 04-03-2009, 10:38 AM

http://macrolineguy.com/products.php...2dVolt-Battery

I use these.

Saint749 · 04-15-2009, 04:41 AM

Rechargeables are the answer anyhow!
I always recharge and since I have 3 of them I never run out of juice.
Plus more importantly it saves the planet and money.

Works for me!

PhileyOFish · 04-15-2009, 09:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Saint749

Plus more importantly it saves the planet.

lol wut?

Sean@smartpartswest · 04-15-2009, 05:18 PM

FYI, check the Milliamp output on the rechargeable. The SP1 requires more then most. Our rechargeable system is 700Mamp. Most others are like 170. Which is not a lot of juice...